Observations

I was sitting with the receptionist in my new office the other day.  We were going over some processes, in fact, she was giving me some instructions.  As we were speaking, a door opened, and two people came out.  One was the COO, the other was an old friend.  A class mate.  We went to [...]

I remember clearly a couple of years ago, driving my car and hearing a short news items along the following lines: “an strong earthquake was felt in the Indian Ocean.  Some casualties have been reported”.  In retrospect, I remember clearly that the message along with the tone communicated a small, almost negligible seismic event.  The [...]

Two and a half years, thirty months, nine hundred and twelve days.  Tons of “Gong Bao Ji Ding” (chicken with peanuts) and even more “ji dan chao fan” (fried rice and eggs).  One Olympic event, two if you count the Paralympic Games separately.  Countless beautiful tourist attractions, temples, palaces, monuments, markets, and one really Great [...]

I have learned quite a few lessons in the last few months following the interesting developments in the global economy.  For one, the analysts’ guesses about the future are as good as mine, as yours and as fortune tellers, witch doctors and Nostradamus followers.  That does not prevent them from showing up on TV newscasts [...]

How does one know that it’s time to go home?

The mind is a wonderful yet mysterious element.  It observes, collects data and impressions, analyzes, concludes and takes action.  Constructs behaviors.  Forms relationships.  But it also uses some forms of deception, and it finds alternatives and replacements.  It learns to live with missing things, missing people.  [...]